Ardbeg 5 Wee Beastie

Why did I buy this again? Sure, I’m a fan of Ardbeg, but I’m also not made of money. Granted purchasing Ardbeg 5 Wee Beastie is the easiest way to purchase Ardbeg, what with being 5 years old. So it’s not the money. Not to mention I split a bottle 5 ways. Also it’s aged in a […]

Ledaig 2008 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice – Wood Finish

Thanks to /u/devoz for pouring this sample for me. It’s weird: I feel like this is the third time I’ve reviewed a Ledaig that was put into Hermitage casks, however I’m probably (Editor’s Note: Confirmed) thinking of a Caol Ila. The idea here is pretty simple, and if you check my review of the 2005 vintage you’ll […]

Kilchoman 14 2006 MS Society YYC Cask

Two things to say on this: First off, $25 from each bottle of this Scotch sold goes towards the MS Society of Canada. Not going to say anything other than I’m happy they are helping. I have not researched the charity, nor have any information on it, however (and this won’t come as a surprise) […]

anCnoc 14 2006 Single Cask Exclusive

Thanks to /u/ScotchGuy_To for the sample. anCnoc and I are basically like that one guy I used to play DnD with in University. We hung out, were cool, I didn’t have issues with him, and that was fine. Hell he even gave me comics to keep because he was done with them. Good guy. Also he had […]

Millstone 20 1996 Virgin Oak

Thanks to /u/devoz for the sample. Virgin oak whiskies and I aren’t on each other’s Xmas card list. Don’t get me wrong: I’m not saying I don’t fuck with them, but I don’t go out of my way to fuck with them. First off if you think slivers in your hand are painful… oh, we’re not going […]

Family Silver 19 2001 Cooper’s Choice

The other night I was talking to some non-alcohol nerds. You should try it, they screech less and don’t smell of onions and bourbon. I kid. It’s not onions, it’s desperation. So I live in Ontario, Canada. We have a provincial location to purchase alcohol. This is due to some backwards thinking from a time […]

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 12 2007 Maltbarn

I’m in too deep at this point for Bruichladdich. The prices have been going up, there’s always three more Octomores around the corner that I don’t need, and every so often they offer one of the few whiskies from my birth year… except it’ll cost me this month’s rent and my wife said we’re not […]

Tipperary 17 2002 Rum Cask

It’s tough when you’re starting a distillery. There’s a very, very high barrier to entry. We live in a time when the richest among us demand higher returns on investment, meaning if you have an idea and no money then you may as well not have an idea at all. Or you can keep that […]

Speyburn 15 2004 KWM Cask 277

Thanks to /u/devoz for sharing this sample… I think. As in I think thanks… I haven’t decided yet. We’re in an odd time to be a “not super rich” whisky nerd. That’s me. I’m not super rich. Sorry to the people who have been stalking me to steal all my goods and perhaps the odd service (buy […]

Tullibardine 11 2008 Cut Point / 13 2008 Cut Point

“Want to buy a Tullibardine?” No, of course not. And that’s the scene. That’s how I assumed this would all go. A whisky friend was asking about splits of bottles, and he brought up Tullibardine. To be fair to him, he shouldn’t know what distilleries I enjoy or don’t enjoy. That’s crazy town levels of […]